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Now That He's Screwed Us For the 58th Time...

Welcome to Hope n' Change 2.0!

In the face of a collapsing economy, rampant unemployment, and global instability, Barack Hussein Obama took office in 2008 promising Hope and Change. The "Hope" thing didn't really work out, but we got plenty of "Change" as everything got worse. And now, the jug-eared jackass has a second term.

That's why at Hope n' Change Cartoons, we're creating conservative smartaleckry to provide a little laughter in these strange times. Cartoons will probably be posted Monday and Wednesday, and definitely on Friday. Additionally, cartoons and graphics will be posted randomly on our Facebook page and Friday we'll add the week's postings right here to kick around in one of the greatest comments sections on the Web.Note: please feel free to repost our cartoons on your favorite blogs!

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Monday, January 24, 2011

The Windy City is about to become the Hot Air capital of the world, thanks to Barack Obama's announcement that he is moving his reelection headquarters to Chicago, which represents "real" America better than Washington DC does.

Presumably this is true because Chicago, and the rest of Illinois, has gone into the economic dumper with unfunded government promises which can't be honored.

And Chicago has other "real American" features such as last year's murder rate of 448 people. That means that in an average week in Chicago, more people are murdered than were killed in Jared Loughner's shooting rampage in Tucson. Perhaps the president should remind Chicagoans about "civil discourse."

But Chicago does have good qualities which make it an attractive place for Mr. Obama to launch his next presidential bid. It's the sort of friendly place where a land developer like Tony Rezko might pay for half your estate just on a whim. A place where Mr. Obama can walk just a few steps to reminisce with his old bomb-making, flag-stomping terrorist pal Bill Ayers...or swap fashion tips with dapper Nation of Islam-founder Louis Farrakhan - both of whom live in Mr. Obama's expensive neighborhood, albeit without known financial support from Tony Rezko.

And what could possibly be more "real" than the spiritual uplift Mr. Obama will feel when returning to his Chicago church, and a good old-fashioned "God DAMN America!" sermon from his spiritual mentor, Jeremiah Wright? Reverend, your chicken is coming home to roost.

Yes, Chicago is where the Obama magic began. The magic which all of America is now experiencing!

Which is why we say, in a way that we sincerely hope will heal and not wound, "Windy City? Blow me!"-

The Windy City, and all it represents, is going to be gone with the wind. The TEA party is like Sherman through Georgia, and the Democratic-socialists & RINOs are in a fading retreat as they try to hold on to their elitist and aristocratic ways. I think, sometimes, Sarah Palin is our Scarlett, able to hold it all together and come out on top. Though Appomattox is still far away, like in 2012.

Jim I dunno if Palin is gonna make it...she has too many haters from both parties....

I notice the media has already chosen their moderate Republican to push on us....Romney.... publishing straw polls already as exciting revelations.

I'm already gonna start getting grumpy about the primaries because here in PA we are one of the last states to vote and usually the candidates have been chosen by the time its our turn. I didn't even go to the polls last time because McCain had already been declared the winner. Primaries really need to be redone. They don't work fairly....plus the fact the opposite party is allowed to vote against the good candidates to try to get someone who will be beaten by their own guy more easily. I better get off this soap box before I write 10 pages on it. Grr.

Suzy:The media wants you to believe that Palin has too many haters from both parties to be a viable candidate. They push this meme because they are as terrified of her as are their fluffees in the Dem party. They push Mitt and Huck because they know Duh Won can and will beat either of those guys, even in a lousy economy. Palin has not announced and her army has not mobilized. When she does, we will. This too terrifies both the left and the elites in the GOP. I wouldn't say they are working together to destroy her, but they are working separately toward the same end.BTW, we have the same problem here in Indiana. By the time the primaries came to town in 2008, my chosen candidate had dropped out and I was stuck with McCain (for whom I voted because of Palin, not in spite of).

We have the same situation in Arizona when it comes to choosing who will run for president. By the time we have our primaries the candidate list is whittled down from the good, the bad, and the ugly to just the ugly (not that I think Sarah is ugly, mind you).

How do we get this situation changed so we all vote on the same day like we do for the general election? Is it purposely setup this way so the political parties can control the outcome and force whomever they think is their best candidate upon the rest of us who vote later in the season?

I don't believe the people in the states voting first are any more enlightened about the candidates than the rest of us, but for some asinine reason, we defer to their judgment and selection. I say Bull-Pucky.

I think it's wrong, just plain and simply WRONG! It takes away my (and yours) freedom of choice for the candidate I want to represent me in the highest office in the land. I don't think our forefathers meant for it to be this way.

Maybe BO is going to The Windy City so the stink will be blown away?? I really like DarkKnight's explanation, though!

Palin? Romney? Huckabee?

As much as I would love to see somebody like Pawlenty or Gendall (sp)in the White House, I would gladly vote for Palin, Romney or Huckabee over BO. Like Rush Limbaugh said, what would you do if you were in the voting booth and there were two choices, Palin or Obama? I think the answer is clear, and, yes, even the RINO McCain would be a vast improvement over what we now have.

So.... let's all write to our local offices of the Republican party and urge them to move the primaries up to match Iowa. Even if all the state primaries were 2-3 weeks apart, I think that would be good enough to avoid future RINO's getting the nod.

I personally would like to see the primaries moved to May at the earliest. Iowa should be required to hold its straw poll much later than it does. Why do we need a presidential election "season" that essentially lasts two years? A year and a half would be bad enough.

Readers- Busy day for me (outside the blog, that is) so I don't have time to say much. But I'd like to see a system in which each year the order of primaries is selected by lottery, giving different states power (or at least a voice).

Suzy- Because there are some benefits to having the crowd being gradually thinned instead of one all-or-nothing day...and the process of having multiple primaries allows us to get to know more about the candidates, as well as forcing them to get to know US (state by state) a bit more individually.

Here’s the deal in Illinois: The only thing the Democratic politicians care about is keeping their political power. These are the few groups that have influence: Cozy Cronies that give campaign contributions to get state contracts; Public Unions, Private Unions and folks on the Government dole. That’s about it.

And unfortuanltey, that’s all they need to maintain their power here. They don’t care about the voters, the debt, the unemployment rate or the state’s slipping credit rating. They will spend money (tax, borrow, whatever) until the cows come home to keep their core groups content therefore securing their power. Pretty simple, really.

Barack Obama was & still is an Illinois politician.

Wonder if he will still want to come here if Rahm does not get on the ballot and he's not Mayor.

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